Jan 29 2007
Hillary Clinton: Bush, Clean-up Your Iraq Mess
Hillary Clinton is in Iowa this week and has started her campaign with a charge to George Bush, clean-up you mess before you leave office:
US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton said president Bush had made a mess of Iraq and it was his responsibility to “extricate”the US from the situation before he left office.
It would be “the height of irresponsibility” to pass the war along to the next commander in chief, she said in her first presidential campaign tour through the early-voting state of Iowa.
During her address, a reporter asked if she has the ability to stand-up to “evil men” around the world and she had this to say:
“The question is, we face a lot of dangers in the world and, in the gentleman’s words, we face a lot of evil men and what in my background equips me to deal with evil and bad men,” Clinton said. She paused to gaze while the audience interrupted with about 30 seconds of laughter and applause.
Meeting later with reporters, she was pressed repeatedly to explain what she meant. She insisted it was a simple joke.
I heard this sound-bite this morning and thought it was pretty funny. Her comic timing was pretty good and everyone in the room knew who she was talking about. However, I’m not sure it was wise timing for her to make the reference. One of her stronger points is the experience she has over others like Obama. If you attack the man who gave you the experience, I’m not sure that’s such a good thing for her campaign.
On the other hand, you have to love a politician with a sense of humor; even a little sense of humor.
